Henry C. Leventis

Henry C. Leventis (born August 5, 1974) is an American lawyer who is the United States attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Henry C. Leventis
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee
Assumed office
December 21, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byDonald Q. Cochran
Personal details
Born
Henry Cabell Leventis

(1974-08-05) August 5, 1974
Houston, Texas, U.S.
EducationCollege of Charleston (BA)
Washington and Lee University (JD)

Early life and education

Leventis was born on August 5, 1974, in Houston.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Charleston in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 2003.[2]

From 2003 to 2005 and again from 2008 to 2010, Leventis served as assistant solicitor in the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's office in Charleston, South Carolina. From 2005 to 2007, he was as an associate with Motley Rice, LLC. From 2010 to 2015, he served as a trial attorney in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. From 2015 to 2020, Leventis served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. From 2020 to 2022, he was a partner at the law firm Spencer Fane LLP.[2][3]

Nomination as U.S. attorney

On July 29, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Leventis to be the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.[3] On August 1, 2022 his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[4] On December 8, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote, with Senator Josh Hawley voting "nay" on record.[5] On December 15, 2022, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[6]

References
  1. "Henry C. Leventis Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  2. "President Biden Announces Three New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys, One to Serve as U.S. Marshal" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Timms, Mariah (July 29, 2022). "Biden nominates Nashville lawyer for Middle Tennessee U.S. Attorney post". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 1, 2022.
  5. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 8, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  6. "PN2443 — Henry C. Leventis — Department of Justice". congress.gov. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.



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